- Myiarchus crinitus
Identification
21·5 cm (8½ n) a large flycatcher
- Rufous wings and tail
- Gray breast
- Yellow belly
- Crown feathers have dark centres
- Often erects a bushy crest
Distribution
Breeds from south-central to southeastern Canada to southeastern USA and west to Texas; it winters to northern South America.
Rare to casual vagrant in the western United States.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Mature deciduous forests.
Behaviour
Somewhat secretive.
Diet
Often solitary or in pairs while foraging for insects or fruit in the upper level of the trees.
Vocalisation
Call: a loud whistled wheeep! or a rolling prrrrreet!
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Miller, K. E. and W. E. Lanyon (2020). Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.grcfly.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Great Crested Flycatcher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Crested_Flycatcher
External Links
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